Sonoma GP Race

Rinaldo Capello (#1)
"We won this race not on the track but in the pit lane. Tom did a
fantastic job this weekend as he has never raced on this circuit
before. I think we put on a great show for all the spectators. Frank and
Emanuele were at least as quick as us but they will fight back."

Tom Kristensen (#1)
"I have to thank Dindo for his great help during the weekend. That
was really an exciting race, especially the fight I had with Emanuele. I
tried to put him under pressure as much as I could, but he didn�t
make a single mistake."

Frank Biela (#2)
"It was a very tough race today with a lot of bad luck for our car. We
lost some seconds with our different pit strategy and perhaps that
cost us victory. But that shows just how close this race was."

Emanuele Pirro (#2)
"First of all I have to thank the mechanics for their work during this
weekend. When we came here on Friday there was a lot to improve
on the car and now the R8 was simply perfect. Of course I�m not
happy with second position but at least we had a really good fight for
the lead."

Johnny Herbert (#38)
"When I took over from Andy it was game over really because unless
the two factory Audis or Panoz suffered from a problem then the best
we could finish was fourth. I had a good dice with the Panoz and got
past him which proved a point but we�ll be back and with luck on our
side, will be pushing hard for honours. "

Andy Wallace (#38)
"We started on a slighter lighter fuel load because we wanted to stay
with the factory Audis but I made an appalling start. Brabham was
driving very hard and I got delayed. But we lost any hope of claiming a
podium position when the pace car came out in front of me having
just been lapped by Dindo which allowed Brabham to gain almost a
lap. "

Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport
"The race was decided by the various pit stop strategies with Dindo
and Tom coming out on top on this occasion. Until the final moments
of the race, it was a tough battle between our two cars. The
Champion Audi did similar lap times but the team may have taken
too much risk with their pit stop strategy."

Reinhold Joest, Team Director Audi Sport North America
"We did a reliable and fast race which was really thrilling. The full
course yellows always allowed the margin to fluctuate. Without these
yellow flags, Frank and Emanuele might have taken the victory."

1. Capello, Kristensen	Infineon Audi R8	107 laps
2. Biela, Pirro	Infineon Audi R8	- 6.647s
3. Brabham, Magnussen	Panoz	- 1 lap
4. Wallace, Herbert	Audi R8	- 1 lap
5. Fellows, O�Connell	Chevrolet	- 10 laps
6. Pilgrim, Collins	Chevrolet	- 10 laps
7. Lehto, Müller	BMW	- 10 laps
8. Müller, Ekblom	BMW	- 11 laps
9. Said, Stuck	BMW	- 11 laps
10. Auberlen, Jonsson	BMW	- 11 laps